Kazuki Watanabe

Koichi Niwa

Masao Muraki

Wataru Otsuka

Muraki

Nagasaka

Natsumu Tsujino

Otsuka

Tsujino

Watanabe

Koki Sato

Mia Nagasaka

Sato

- **Nomura Holdings**, through its subsidiary **Laser Digital Holdings**, is in pre-consultation with Japan's Financial Services Agency to secure a license for offering **crypto trading services to institutional clients**.  **[1163653_dc384c3771b44446881526466232a564]** 
- This expansion targets Japan's **rapidly growing crypto market**, which saw transaction volumes of approximately **$230 billion** in the first seven months of the year, supported by government reforms and anticipated tax incentives.  **[1163653_dc384c3771b44446881526466232a564]** 
- **Laser Digital** plans to establish a **Tokyo office**, led by former Nomura executive **Hideaki Kudo**, to serve institutional investors with products including Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.  **[1163653_dc384c3771b44446881526466232a564]** 
- Despite setbacks in Europe, Nomura remains committed to integrating digital assets into traditional finance, leveraging Japan's regulatory clarity and supportive initiatives.  **[1163653_dc384c3771b44446881526466232a564]**

Nomura's Laser Digital Seeks Institutional Crypto Trading License in Japan

- Nova priced an upsized private offering of **$650 million** aggregate principal amount of **0.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2030**, with an option for initial purchasers to buy an additional **$100 million**.  **[1163653_20250903IO64323:0]** 
- The notes have an initial conversion price of approximately **$320.16 per share**, which represents a **35.0% conversion premium** over Nova's ordinary shares last reported sale price on September 2, 2025.  **[1163653_20250903IO64323:0]** 
- Nova expects net proceeds of approximately **$631.5 million** (or **$729.0 million** if the option is fully exercised), which will be used for general corporate purposes, including potential mergers and acquisitions, business development, and new product development, after allocating **$44.9 million** for capped call transactions designed to reduce potential dilution.  **[1163653_20250903IO64323:2]** **[1163653_20250903IO64323:1]**

Nova Prices Upsized Convertible Senior Notes Offering

- Nova (NASDAQ: NVMI) announced the release of its latest optical metrology solution, the **Nova WMC**, a **next-generation modular platform** designed for **advanced packaging applications** in semiconductor manufacturing.  **[1163653_20250826IO59130:0]** 
- The Nova WMC is engineered to meet the evolving needs of **2.5D and 3D advanced packaging processes**, including hybrid bonding, and can address challenges such as high warpage and non-symmetric shapes.  **[1163653_20250826IO59130:0]** 
- The platform has already been **adopted by a leading memory manufacturer** for High Bandwidth Memory, and Nova has received **several additional orders** from manufacturers of logic, advanced memory, and power devices.  **[1163653_20250826IO59130:0]** 
- Nova has recognized revenue for the first system and expects to recognize revenue for **multiple additional systems by the end of 2025**.  **[1163653_20250826IO59130:0]**

Nova Launches New Optical Metrology Platform

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